The General and His Empire of Joy (1977) featured a cast of 28 tracked actors. Of these, 11 (58%) are still alive today and 8 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Mieko Hoshino, age 88. This film starred Eiko Matsuda and Tokuko Watanabe.
58% still with us· verified cast39% of full cast · incl. 9 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 58% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 65.1 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast28 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1977 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eiko Matsuda Okoyo | Okoyo | Deceased | 18/05/1952 | 58 | 09/03/2011 | 25 |
 Tokuko Watanabe Kumemura | Kumemura | Living | 19/12/1949 | 76 | — | 28 |
 Hiromi Maya Hatsuse | Hatsuse | Living | 18/08/1954 | 72 | — | 23 |
| Living | 21/03/1953 | 73 | — | 24 | ||
| Living | 20/12/1942 | 83 | — | 35 | ||
Ryumei Azuma Kikutaro | Kikutaro | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Deceased | 09/01/1928 | 66 | 29/10/1994 | 49 | ||
| Nun | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
| Living | 03/03/1969 | 57 | — | 8 | ||
| Living | 14/08/1947 | 79 | — | 30 | ||
| Deceased | 18/10/1938 | 81 | 28/04/2020 | 39 | ||
| Living | 02/01/1943 | 83 | — | 34 | ||
| Living | 10/02/1941 | 85 | — | 36 | ||
| Deceased | 09/01/1909 | 80 | 04/02/1989 | 68 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Living | 16/05/1939 | 87 | — | 38 | ||
| Living | 02/09/1938 | 88 | — | 39 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
 Takaya Shimoyama Sakakibara | Sakakibara | Living | 21/08/1944 | 82 | — | 33 |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
Hiroshi Hatano Saotome | Saotome | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Yûko Asuka Maid | Maid | Deceased | 26/07/1957 | 54 | 15/12/2011 | 20 |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
 Kantarō Suga Tokugawa Ietsuna | Tokugawa Ietsuna | Deceased | 12/12/1934 | 59 | 16/03/1994 | 43 |
 Aoi Nakajima Tsuchiya Yuri | Tsuchiya Yuri | Deceased | 20/09/1945 | 45 | 16/05/1991 | 32 |
| Deceased | 13/01/1942 | 78 | 03/04/2020 | 35 |
